House Artist Skateboard Series

The House Artists are at the very core of the Animal brand. They are freethinkers, creators; individualist in their approach, no two are on the same path and it’s their interpretations that inspire us daily.

For this summer they were offered a different brief: Animal’s first ever skateboards. Limited edition, there would be 200 cruisers and 200 longboards produced.

Hear from the artists behind the boards, Rich Tayler and Daniel Murphy.

"As in-house graphic artists at Animal we got asked to take on a new project that involved a new vehicle for illustrative work.

Normally we design for garments, so the opportunity to design a skateboard was quite exciting, working for an action sports brand and being constantly exposed to the industry I thought that a classic wave illustration would be relevant and present the most interesting shape for the board. I added a submerged dynamic to the drawing to give the deck more depth."